Community Outreach

St. Augustine Parish makes a monthly donation to each of these worthy organizations. We also encourage interested parishioners to explore voluntary opportunities with these groups. Many offer a variety of ways to get involved. Please use the links below to learn more about these organizations. Their websites provide a wealth of information on what each does. If you have any further questions or would like additional help, please contact the parish office at (509)747-4421.

Family Promise

Family Promise of Spokane assists families from the moment they are homeless until three years after they are settled into a home. Over 35 churches work together in helping this organization and its three levels of assistance. Open Door is a family emergency shelter, Bridges helps families transition from homelessness into homes, and Village helps families transition well once they are in their new place. To visit their website click here, or to volunteer call (509) 747-5487.

Meals on Wheels

Since 1967,
Meals on Wheels has provided a nutritional and social lifeline for elderly and disabled homebound seniors in our area. With the help of more than 750 volunteers, the organization serves hundreds of meals each day and more than 116,000 per year. One-hundred percent of donations go directly to provide hot, nutritious meals to our homebound Spokane seniors. To visit their website
click here, or to volunteer contact Tracy Happamer at (509)456-0397.

Our Place

St. Augustine Parish is one of the founding churches and ongoing supporters of Our Place, an ecumenical Christian organization that aims to meet critical needs of the disabled, the young and elderly, and the homeless in Spokane's West Central neighborhood. Our Place has fed and clothed nearly 14,000 people, distributed 250,000 pounds of food and personal items, provided bus passes and laundry facilities, and taught people how to cook nutritional meals for their families. To visit their website click here, or to volunteer call (509) 326-7267.

Women and Children's Free Restaurant

This organization began as a safe place for women and children to gather for a nutritious meal. From its humble beginnings in the basement of St. Paul's Methodist Church, the Women and Children's Free Restaurant and Community Kitchen now serves thousands annually with the assistance of more than 400 active volunteers. To visit their website click here, or to volunteer contact Karen Orlando at (509) 324-1995 ext. 300.

Women's Hearth (Transitions)

Women's Hearth falls under the umbrella of
Transitions, which is an organization that aims to end poverty and homelessness for women and children in Spokane. Last year,
Women's Hearth helped nearly 1500 women with everyday needs, including providing warm meals and warm showers, life skills education, personal enrichment, and assistance with access to available community resources. To visit their website
click here, or to volunteer call (509) 455-4249.